Alcohol Level, Medical

Test Code

1235300347

Alias/See Also

AL
ALC

CPT Codes
80320

Includes

Alcohol %
Blood Alcohol

Preferred Specimen

GUTHRIE CLINIC LAB: Whole blood collected in a gray-top fluoride oxalate tube.
CORNING, TROY, TOWANDA, CORTLAND: Plasma collected in a green-top lithium heparin plasma separator tube (PST)..

Minimum Volume

0.5 mL

Other Acceptable Specimens

TROY, TOWANDA: Plasma collected in a gray-top fluoride oxalate tube
TOWANDA: Serum collected in a gold-top serum separator tube (SST) or red-top no additive no-gel tube and transferred to a plastic transport tube, Green-top lithium heparin plasma separator tube (PST)

Instructions

Do NOT use alcohol or alcohol containing solution for skin prep. Use a non-alcohol solution such as Betadine.

Spin and do not separate. Do not open the test tube prior to testing.

Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

GUTHRIE CLINIC LAB: 14 days, whole blood
CORNING, TROY, TOWANDA, CORTLAND: 48 hours, refrigerated plasma

Performing Laboratory
Guthrie Clinic Lab
Corning Hospital Lab
Troy Hospital Lab
GMG Laboratory at Towanda
Cortland Medical Center Lab

The CPT Codes provided in this document are based on AMA guidelines and are for informational purposes only. CPT coding is the sole responsibility of the billing party. Please direct any questions regarding coding to the payor being billed. Any Profile/panel component may be ordered separately. Reflex tests are performed at an additional charge.